By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — At a first reading, most Israelis appear to share President Trump’s views about fake news. According to a poll commissioned by the respected Israel Democracy Institute, only 28% of Israelis polled trust the media. However, this view seems to be based less on personal impressions and more on what […]
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Pamela Pollack-Fremd LA MESA, California — When did women win the right to vote in prosperous, stable, civilized Switzerland? Many people would be surprised to learn that it did not happen until 1971. The Divine Order, written and directed by Petra Volpe, is a gentle and entertaining film, which shows how that right was
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastLOS ANGELES — The nominees for the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Wednesday. Actresses Niecy Nash and Olivia Munn revealed the nominees at a ceremony in West Hollywood. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” topped the film categories with four nominations, including ensemble cast. On the TV side, HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” Netflix’s “Stranger
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastKirk Douglas,Michael Douglas,Catherine Zeta-Jones Kirk Douglas had a whole lot of help to blow out his many birthday candles! The Hollywood legend rang in 101 years on Saturday and was showered in tributes from his famous family, reported the Daily Mail. Watch the video RELATED: Catherine Zeta-Jones shares 17-year-old wedding photo and pays tribute to
SPANISH FILMS/YouTube Native American film and TV star Steve Reevis has passed away at the age of 55, the Associated Press is reporting. Reevis appeared on popular movies such as “Twins,” “Dances with Wolves,” “Last of the Dogmen,” “Fargo” and “The Longest Yard.” He also appeared in several long-running TV shows like “Walker, Texas Ranger”
David Cassidy/Samantha Fox A former model is accusing the late singer and “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy of being a “first class creep” and groping her when she was 19, according to a recent report in the UK’s Daily Star tabloid. Samantha Fox claims Cassidy, who passed away in November of this year from liver
By Jordan Hoffman NEW YORK — Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this January, director Luca Guadagnino’s film “Call Me By Your Name” has had audiences swooning and sobbing with its poignant look at coming of age. Based on André Aciman’s novel, it stars Timothée Chalamet as Elio, a 17-year-old American living abroad
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast“Some people think Ebenezer Scrooge is [Jewish] Well, he’s not. But guess who is: all Three Stooges.” -Adam Sandler By Eric
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA new Dustin Hoffman accuser just came forward with her own story of sexual harassment and abuse by the actor. Broadway star Kathryn Rossetter revealed several details about the incident during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Rossetter claimed that Hoffman groped and sexually harassed her during the production of “Death of a Salesman.”
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAKatie Couric has finally broken her silence on Matt Lauer’s sexual misconduct scandal. On Friday, the “CBS Evening News” host posted a photo of herself with her daughter, Carrie Couric, from several years ago. One of Couric’s followers threw shade at the host for not saying anything about Lauer’s recent firing and sexual abuse allegations
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPresident Trump blasted CNN Saturday for an erroneous report about his son Donald Trump Jr., saying the network made a “vicious and purposeful mistake.” “They were caught red handed, just like lonely Brian Ross at ABC News (who should be immediately fired for his “mistake”),” the president tweeted. “Watch to see if @CNN fires those
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAAs this year’s Oscar season heats up, along with the usual questions about who’s up and who’s down in the Academy Awards horse race, there are likely to be other, thornier questions lingering in the air at cocktail parties and on red carpets. Since its founding 90 years ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADemocratic Senator Al Franken on Thursday became the latest in a succession of famous American men felled by allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Here are some of the key figures from the worlds of entertainment, politics and the media. – ENTERTAINMENT: Harvey Weinstein – Harvey Weinstein
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — In my review of “The Diary of Anne Frank” at the Moxie Theatre, I mentioned a boy who broke down in tears after the show. Probably, he didn’t know that Anne and Peter didn’t survive the war and, as a child about the same age, this made him
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